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APAARI’s Role in Strengthening Role in Strengthening APAARI’s Agricultural Research for Agricultural Research for Development in the Asia – – Development in the Asia Pacific Region Pacific Region Raghunath Ghodake Ghodake, Chairman , Chairman Raghunath Raj Paroda, Executive Secretary Paroda, Executive Secretary Raj 1

This Presentation This Presentation • The Association The Association • Major Milestones Major Milestones • Programme Programme Structure Structure • Facilitation Activities Facilitation Activities • Recent Major Recent Major Accomplishments Accomplishments • Information and Know ledge Information and Know ledge Sharing – Sharing – Publications ublications • Work-plan 2008 Work-plan 2008 2

APAARI MISSION APAARI MISSION To promote agricultural research for development through novel partnership novel partnership among NARS and among NARS and other related other related organizations organizations 3

Membership Membership • NARS: 19 • CGIAR Centers: 15 • International Organizations: 5 • Regional Organizations: 5 4

New Membership New Membership • University of Technology - University of Technology - Papua New Guinea • ICRAF – ICRAF – International Center for Research on Agro-forestry • NTU NTU – National Taiwan University • IFAP IFAP - International Federation of Agriculture Producers –Asia 5

Milestones Milestones • 1990 Establishment of APAARI • 1994 APAARI Work Plan (1995-2000) • 1999 APAARI Vision 2025 • 2000 Asia-Pacific Agricultural Information System (APARIS) • 2004 Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology (APCoAB) • 2005 High Level Policy Dialogue on Biotechnology • 2006 Regional Synthesis and Research Priorities • 2006 Expert Consultation on LFM (GPP) 6

Program Structure Program Structure • General Assembly • Executive Committee • Crops • Livestock Programs Netw orks • Fruits • Fiber • Aquaculture APARIS APCoAB • Policy support • Information sharing • Capacity building • Advocacy for ICT in ARD • Information dissemination • Capacity building • Research networking • Information integration 7

Major ARD Netw orks Involving Major ARD Netw orks Involving APAARI APAARI _______________________________________________________________ Research Focus Network Facilitator _______________________________________________________________ Agrobiodiversity PGR Bioversity/IPGRI Crop Improvement CLAN ICRISAT CORRA IRRI TAMNET CIMMYT, FAO INCANA ARINENA, AREO, ICARDA CACAARI, GFAR, APAARI, Fisheries/Aquaculture GoFAR WFC Agri. Biotechnology APCoAB APAARI, Rockefeller Foundation, ACIAR Agri. Information APARIS APAARI, ACIAR, GFAR 8

Some New Initiatives Some New Initiatives � Collaboration with Other Networks • Rice-Wheat Consortium – RWC • Bamboo and Rattan – INBAR • Vegetables – AVRDC • Underutilized Crops – ICUC � Addressing New Initiatives • Linking Farmers to Markets -GFAR • Biofuels -CIMMYT ICRISAT IRRI • Animal Genetic Resources -ILRI 9

Facilitation Role Facilitation Role � Organize meetings Bio-versity International • Asia-Pacific Consultation on Plant Genetic Resources/ Regional PGR Strategy • Roundtable Meeting on ITPGRFA • Meeting of Asian Representatives on SMTA GFAR • Expert Consultation on Agricultural Innovations – Linking Farmers to Markets (LFM) • Workshop of Working Group for GPP on LFM • Review of Research Networks and Consortia Supporting Networks • Support CLAN activities by including mung-bean and lentil through involvement of AVRDC and ICARDA • Facilitate Inter-Regional Network on Cotton (INCANA) • Global Horticulture Initiative • Steering Committee ERAARD � Catalyzing Partners ILRI on Livestock Knowledge Network World Fish Center on GoFAR 10 ICRAF for Network on Agro-forestry

11 Traveling workshop on IPM in Syria INCANA INCANA

Recent Recent Major Accomplishments Major Accomplishments - High Level Policy Dialogue on Biotechnology - Role of ICT in Providing Knowledge to the End Users - Developing Regional PGR Strategy - Draft Asian Position on SMTA - Brainstorming on Public-Private Partnership - Harmonizing Biosafety Regulations - Expert Consultation on Agricultural Innovations: Linking Farmers to Market - Meeting on Bio-fuels - Review of Research Networks and Consortia 12

High Level Policy High Level Policy Dialogue on Biotechnology Dialogue on Biotechnology 7-9 November, 2005 7-9 November, 2005 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 13

Progress Made • Regional priority on LFM further debated on 6-7 November 2006, New Delhi w ith more concrete recommendations/ follow up actions for the governments, the NARS, CGIAR, FOs, NGOs, APAARI and GFAR in the areas of policy, partnership building and up-scaling/out-scaling • Concept note on GPP-LFM ( w ith active involvement of regional fora) approved by GFAR SC 6-7 November, 2007 New Delhi 14 CACAARI meeting 7-9 March 2007

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Information and Information and Know ledge Sharing Know ledge Sharing Publications Publications - Fifteen Years of APAARI - Success Stories (26): Linking Farmers to Market (forthcoming ) - Status Reports: ▪ Bt Corn in Philippines (2005), ▪ Bt Cotton India (2006) - Report on Biosafety Regulations (forthcoming) - APAARI on CD ( 2007 ) 17

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Work Plan for 2008 1. Publications i. APAARI Newsletters (December 2007; June 2008) ii. Proceedings of Bio-fuel Meeting (Also CD) iii. Proceedings of Meeting on Networks (Also CD) iv. Success Stories: •SS on LFM (India, Philippines, Mongolia) •Sugarcane Tissue Culture •Banana Tissue Culture •Bt Cotton in China •Lentil in Nepal •New Ideas - ? v. Special Report on Biosafety Regulations vi. CDs: • NARS on CD • APAARI on CD – 2008 version 2. Website Development (both APAARI and APCoAB) – Newly Available Web Technology 21

Work Plan for 2008 (contd.) 3. Meetings i. Steering Committee of APCoAB January, Delhi ii. AP-NGO Consortium Establishment February, Bangkok iii. Steering Committee of APARIS February, Bangkok iv. APARIS Technical Workshop March, ICRISAT v. Executive Committee Meeting Mar/April, Bangkok vi. General Assembly (with second October, Japan Executive Committee Meeting) 4. Expert Consultations (1 or 2) Suggested Themes: i. Biosafety & Bio-security at MAARDI (August) ii. Adaptation to Climate Change at JIRCAS (October) 5. Capacity Building Training on MAS for Plant Breeding (APCoAB, PCARRD and IRRI) 6. Representation in GFAR Steering and Program Committee 22

One of the Best Publications for Dissemination Information in Agriculture Evaluation Supported by DFID 23

TH ANNIVERSARY ICRISAT 35 ICRISAT 35 TH ANNIVERSARY OUTSTANDING PARTNER AWARD OUTSTANDING PARTNER AWARD TO TO APAAR APAARI 24

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Agricultural Research Impacts – Agricultural Research Impacts – GPP Co-ordinated Co-ordinated by GFAR by GFAR 1. Impacts Assessment for Various Types of Research and Development Projects/Programmes - Biological control - Crop Varieties/Livestock Species - Cropping systems/ farming systems - Biotechnology/ GMOs - Genetic resources - Integrated production systems - Integrated natural resources management - Innovations systems approach to R&D - Post-harvest, value-chain, market linkages - Strategic research/climate change 26

Agricultural Research Impacts – Agricultural Research Impacts – GPP Co-ordinated Co-ordinated by GFAR by GFAR 2. Typical Base line Data and Information – ISTI for various kinds and types of Impact Assessments levels - With and without scenarios - Before and after scenario - Ex-ante and ex-post - Pilot (R&d) Vs. Up-Scaling/ Out-scaling (R&D) 27

Agricultural Research Impacts Agricultural Research Impacts – GPP Co-ordinated GPP Co-ordinated by GFAR by GFAR Different Types of Impacts 3. - Financial and economic - Social and cultural - Environmental - Second generation impacts - Short and long-term impacts - R & D Capacity 4. Different Types of Impacts - Different regions and parts of the world - Countries at different stages of development - Different factor ratios - Various levels of market integration 28

Agricultural Research Impacts – Agricultural Research Impacts GPP Co-ordinated GPP Co-ordinated by GFAR by GFAR 5. Design and Application of Different Methodologies and Approaches of Impact Assessment and M&E- Multidisciplinary Approach 6. Training/Networking/Capacity Development/Conferences 7. High Level Policy Dialogue 8. World Bank/ IFAD/ Various Development Banks/ Donors 29